Unit 3: Mesopotamia

Question 1

a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia

Answer 1

Fertile Crescent

Question 2

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, ; birth place of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations

Answer 2

Mesopotamia

Question 3

A culture that as developed system of government religion and learning.

Answer 3

Civilization

Question 4

light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating.

Answer 4

Silt

Question 5

a legacy that consists of canals, artificial lakes and gates. It allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to their crops.

Answer 5

Ingratiation

Question 6

an independent, self governing city and the lands/villages around it.

Answer 6

City State

Question 7

to believe in many gods and goddesses.

Answer 7

Polytheism

Question 8

a religious temple in Mesopotamia

Answer 8

Ziggurat

Question 9

a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.

Answer 9

Code of Law

Question 10

King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi.

Answer 10

Hammurabi

Question 11

the way people manage ​money and resources for the ​production of goods and services.

Answer 11

Economy

Question 12

divisions within a society and culture.

Answer 12

Social Structure

Question 13

first form of writing EVER!

Answer 13

Cuneiform (wedge-shaped)-

Question 14

writers or record keepers

Answer 14

Scribe